Madara's Everlasting City was a city built at the intersection of the Rothacher River and the River of Sudden Death. Rothacher meant 'eternal' in the ancient language of the mountain people. These two rivers flowed south for more than seven hundred kilometers before emptying into the Sea of Everlasting Death at the Tauchik region.
The two rivers flowed through the most prosperous areas of Madara. Even in this land, there were many humans living there. For example, in the capital of the undead, there were close to one hundred and twenty thousand humans, elves, and other living creatures living there. The undead population was relatively small, unless the unintelligent low-level undead were included.
With living creatures, there was a need for survival materials. Besides, the necromancers needed all kinds of materials, and the dark nobles needed ores, armor, weapons, and all kinds of materials. Hence, commercial activities were born. Therefore, Madara's Everlasting City was not the dark, silent, gloomy, and desolate city that people imagined.
This city was also full of its unique life. You could see shops, workshops, and even mills and bars. There were also public buildings such as libraries and bathhouses. It was not much different from what you would see in other big cities of this era that were full of urban atmosphere.
However, unlike the human cities in the Southern Border of Erouine and the Cruz Empire, the undead cities were often solemn and quiet. Most of the buildings were tall and majestic, and were generally filled with religious colors. These buildings were often built with cold materials such as obsidian and marble, creating a solemn and well-defined atmosphere.
As everyone knew, the undead worshipped order, and they were Martha's fanatics. Therefore, in this city, the streets and alleys were straight and straight. You couldn't see random objects, messy alleys, wandering peddlers, or illegally built buildings. The whole city gave off a faint militarized atmosphere.
There were very few pedestrians on the streets. If it was not necessary, the residents of this city would rarely go out and chat. You could rarely see idle people, because those who did not work would be turned into undead and thrown into the military camp. Here, the women's job was to give birth, and the men had to work for the prosperity of the Roman Black Rose. Everyone had something to do. In short, Madara did not keep idle people.
As a traveler with a modern soul, Brando was not interested in this atmosphere. The diverse modern society advocated freedom and individuality. Although he was not a radical liberal, he was more or less influenced by it. He did not like this kind of ultra-conservative and militarized closed society.
However, it was always easier to destroy order than to build it. Since the arrival of the Goddess of the Dead Moon less than a week ago, the undead society had collapsed before his eyes.
At this moment, he was walking on a street with others. His eyes swept across the ruins of the buildings on the street. As far as his eyes could see, the street in the early morning was covered with a thin layer of fog, mixed with the dust on the ruins, forming a haze.
The visibility on the street was extremely low. He did not use his special perception ability. He could only vaguely see people walking around in the fog in the distance, rummaging through the ruins for valuable valuables.
A week ago, this street used to be an orderly craftsman area. The bear goblin craftsmen who allied with the undead built armaments here for the necromancers. However, in the disaster, the buildings collapsed one after another, leaving behind a scene of devastation. The street was also covered with terrible cracks, and occasionally, lava could be seen spewing out from them.
Everywhere, there were granite deposits formed by the accumulation of magma after it cooled down. The order of the undead had long disappeared. Now, there were not many people left here. The dark nobles had evacuated the city as early as three days after the disaster, and the army continued to stay in the city to fight against the descendants of the evil gods. Later, the Queen of Madara evacuated most of the civilians. After that, the necromancers and the army under their command began to gradually withdraw from the city.
Most of the people who were still in the city now missed the best time to evacuate, or were abandoned. The undead did not have any guarantees for their people. They only made the most efficient choice.
Seeing this group of people marching to the center of the city from afar, the refugees in the fog became restless and began to move closer. Most of these people were humans and elves in the city. They hoped to be taken out of the city, or at least to avoid the descendants of the evil gods.
But obviously, their hopes were dashed. Before they could get close, the Black Knight on the periphery of the group rushed over, raised his cold long sword, and drove these people away. Seeing the Black Knight, these people showed a look of despair. The Black Knight was the most indifferent and ruthless creature among the undead. Moreover, the person who could control them must be a big figure among the dark nobles. Why would the big figure care about their life and death?
Walking beside Brando, Huang Huo saw this scene and frowned. She seemed to want to say something, but seemed to have some concerns and did not speak.
Brando noticed the look on his student's face. He turned to Queen Madara and said, "Those people are your people."
"In the kingdom of the undead, there is no concept of people," Queen Madara said faintly. "There is only value. They used to be valuable, so they could survive here. But now they have lost the value of their existence, so they can only fend for themselves."
Brando found it hard to imagine that such a kingdom could be cohesive, but there was no doubt that the people who lived here had accepted this logic from the moment they were born. And those who came to Madara from the outside world were all people who had escaped into the darkness and were exiled. Since they had chosen this path, they had to accept all the rules of the dark world.
"Taking these people out of here is as easy as lifting a finger for you."
"I never give alms."
"This is not alms. I ask you to do so," Brando replied firmly.
Queen Madara frowned. "Why?"
Brando looked at Huang Huo beside him and replied, "Because this is my student's choice. As a teacher, I don't want her to express her thoughts because of other reasons."
As he spoke, he said to Huang Huo, "It is not wrong to be compassionate. You are my student, so you don't have to worry about others. If you think it is right in your heart, then you should express it to strengthen your position and will. "
Huang Huo was a little moved. She bowed deeply and said, "Teacher, Huang Huo understands."
"Meaningless action," Queen Madara replied. "But I agree. This is because of your value. When I leave this city, I will take these burdens with me."
In addition to the accompanying Black Knight, there were also Fang Qi, Mr. Liu, and the others. Princess Magadal was also among them. Mr. Liu did not have much sympathy for these people of Madara, and his face was expressionless. Fang Qi obviously did not agree with Brando's point of view. He even pursed his lips. Only the Nun Princess's furrowed brows relaxed when she heard his explanation.
Indeed, for Brando, this action was meaningless. Perhaps he could save a few more people, but for the rest, it was just a drop in the bucket. Meanwhile, it had nothing to do with his sympathy. That was because he could not confirm whether those people were worth saving or not. He also did not have the time to differentiate between the good and the bad. He just had to tell his students that if they believed that they were right, they had to persevere. Being overly cautious, was that what a warrior would do?
Fortunately, Huang Huo seemed to have noticed this point.
After this small interlude, the group continued to move forward. Their destination was the meditation sacred ground in the Holy Temple of the Dying Moon. To be exact, it was the completed teleportation circle there. Ever since the descent of the Goddess of the Dying Moon, the Holy Temple of the Dying Moon, which had suffered the most damage, had long been turned into a forbidden area. Now, the Black Knight directly under Her Majesty had firmly guarded the place. On one hand, it was to prevent people with evil intentions from entering, and on the other hand, it was to prevent the children of the Evil God from escaping from the crack and destroying the teleportation circle.
According to the agreement between Brando and the Queen of Madara, they would be teleported to the central area near the Dying Moon's inland sea to search for the legendary Stagnation Realm, solve the mystery of the Emerald, and find the Nature's Orb. And after sending them off, the undead would completely abandon the city. The undead would complete an unprecedented migration under the will of the Mercury Staff. They would eventually split into two groups: one group would go to Erouine or Cruz, and the other group would go east to Saint-ausol — if Freya's message of peace could be approved by the Wind Elves.
Freya had already left the Land of Eternal Death on a flying dragon earlier in the day, accompanied by the former Marshal of the Antoburo Principality, Frank, and Lady White Mist. Brando knew that what she was about to bring back to Erouine might not be a gentle reform, and with an expert like Frank accompanying her, the Goddess of War's personal safety could at least be guaranteed. Moreover, for the alliance between Tónigel and the princess, the White Wolf Sword Saint was also a peak combat power that the alliance urgently needed.
This was because Brando had already heard from Freya that Greysword Saint-mephistopheles did not return to Erouine. It was possible that, like Metisha, there was a problem with long-distance teleportation.
And Lady White Mist's understanding of some of the secrets of the era before the war between the Twilight Dragon and the Holy Saints was enough to help the princess and Amandina sort out their thoughts on how to deal with the upcoming war against the Twilight Dragon. Moreover, she was also a powerful mage, although she rarely showed it.
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